Civic Software Foundation EIN 46-5498921

Civic Software Foundation FY2021 filing

EIN  46-5498921 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Portland, OR
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Develops ethical technology, teaching, and tools for a fairer digital world.
Leadership
Catherine Nikolovski · President/Exec Dir · $75K
Money in and out
$54K revenue, $417K expenses
Bottom line
100% program efficiency

Develops ethical technology, teaching, and tools for a fairer digital world. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $54K in revenue, $417K in expenses, and $-385K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$54K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$417K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-385K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$363K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $1.00
Program efficiency
100%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
2.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-671%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$54K
FY2021▼ -83%
Expenses
$417K
FY20210%
Total assets
$134K
FY2021▲ +2%
Total liabilities
$519K
FY2021▲ +240%
Total revenue
$54K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$417K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-385K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$363K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$134K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B100%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $417K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

The organization facilitated multiple applied projects testing and utilizing "context-aware" models for data and constituent engagement including building case studies and expanding in-person and virtual trainings for university students, faculty, and public sector teams, and general audiences.

$417Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCivic Software Foundation
EINHdr · item D46-5498921
Principal addressHdr · item CPortland, OR
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOR
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B90)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2017

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Exec Dir
$75,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Catherine Nikolovski’s $77K as President Executive Director is at the 69th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $100K–1M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2021FY2020
Catherine Nikolovski$75,000$77,204
Catherine Nikolovski$76,817

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$54K
Total revenueLn 12$54K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $1.00
Program services100%$417K
Total functional expensesLn 25$417K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$103K
Total assetsLn 16$134K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$519K
Total net assetsLn 32$-385K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $103K · Operating expenses/yr $417K
2.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $417K · Total expenses $417K
100%
Management & General
Management & general $0 · Total expenses $417K
0%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $417K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $182K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $54K · Total revenue $54K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $54K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $54K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $54K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $417K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $54K · Prior year $325K
-83%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-385K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $54K · Expenses $417K
-671%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $134K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-385K · Total assets $134K
-288%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $134K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Catherine Nikolovski · Reported title PRESIDENT/EXEC DIR · Highest reported compensation $75K · Total expenses $417K
18%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $161K · Total expenses $417K
38%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 100%
Overhead ratio 0%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -83%
Legal fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$83K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$163K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023not on file
FY2022not on file
FY2021$54K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$325K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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